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successor
adjectives
a worthy successor
(= someone who is good and deserves to be someone's successor )
• He is proving to be a worthy successor to his father in the business.
a possible/potential successor
• He had been tipped as a possible successor to the president.
a likely successor
• Who is his most likely successor as Director of the BBC World Service?
a natural successor
• Murray was viewed as the natural successor to Henman as Britain's top player.
an obvious successor
• He doesn't have an obvious successor as leader.
somebody's immediate successor
(= the person who has their job or position next )
• Valentinian's immediate successor, Petronius Maximus, was killed in 455.
verbs
choose/appoint a successor
• The Board met to choose his successor.
find a successor
• Non-executive director John Evans will act as chairman until a permanent successor is found.
elect a successor
• Ghanaians went to the polls to elect President Rawlings's successor.
name a successor
(= tell people who the successor will be )
• The company is expected to name a successor for Corbett in May.
be tipped as somebody's successor
(= be said to be a possible or likely successor )
• When Tizard was about to retire as chairman, Cockcroft was tipped as his successor.
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noun ADJ. logical, natural, obvious | rightful, worthy Their latest disc is a worthy successor to their popular debut album. | chosen, designated, eventual | immediate | likely, possible, potential VERB + SUCCESSOR have He doesn't have an obvious successor as party leader. | appoint, choose, elect, find | groom | hand over to She will hand over to her successor in one year's time. SUCCESSOR + VERB take over PREP. as sb's ~ She has been appointed as his successor. | ~ as Andrew Kirkham will be her successor as Chief Executive. | ~ to The new Ministry of Food is the successor to the old Department of Agriculture. PHRASES the appointment/choice/election of a successor, be tipped as a possible successor The former newsreader is being tipped as a possible successor to the outgoing Head of Broadcasting.
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